mash
noun/mæʃ/
/mæʃ/
- (also mashed potato [uncountable] (both especially British English), mashed potatoes [plural] British and North American English)potatoes that have been boiled and made into a soft mass, often mixed with butter and milk see also bangers and mash
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- [uncountable] grain cooked in water until soft, used to feed farm animals
- [uncountable] a mixture of malt grains and hot water, used for making beer, etc.
- [singular] a mash (of something) any food that has been pressed hard so that it becomes a soft mass
- The soup was a mash of grain and vegetables.
see also mishmash
Word OriginOld English māsc (as a brewing term), of West Germanic origin; perhaps ultimately related to mix.
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